Driver retention

Well when someone drives out, shakes your hand, and gives you a resume, its polite to accept it. Also i will soon be hiring, as one guy is about to be fired, and we are also expanding.

 

Really?

I shop at Walmart while on the road.
I cook good food that costs no more than if I were at home.
It really isn't that hard to eat good out here, and it does not have to be more expensive either.

My thought is that many people are unwilling to take the time to actually cook their meals, and resort to buying things from fast food and truck stops.
Those things certainly do up the price.

 

Take a huge bag of carrots, snack on them all day.
At night make dinner, and done.
My typical work day starts out with a bowl of cereal. I always have carrots in the truck to snack on during the day.
At night after a long day, I rarely make anything fancy. I may be home, but dinner might be a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli. I dump the can into a bowl, microwave for 2 minutes, and dinner.
Days off i make real meals, but not after a 14 hour shift. Could be a store bought microwave lasagna, a sandwich, toast and jam, some spaghetti, all these things can be made in the truck.

 

During fire season a driver will sometimes stay with his water truck 24/7. The truck is being paid so the driver gets paid. He gets his food at the camp chow line and he sleeps wherever he can, usually in a hammock or on the ground. I have no problem paying them when they bring in the revenue.
I know this wouldn't work for a lot of kinds of trucking but when the owners have a good crew that's making them money they need to kick down with some of it.

 

I bet you're a lot of fun to work with.

 

Under those circumstances I agree 100%.
I've hauled fuel and water to fire crews. Had to be there 24 hours, got paid for 24 hours, and someone brought me food. But that isn't the norm, and certainly isn't otr.